Deepfakes
'I Want to Make You Immortal:' How One Woman Confronted Her Deepfakes Harasser
“After discovering this content, I’m not going to lie… there are times it made me not want to be around any more either,” she said. “I literally felt buried.”
AI
Swift Could Sue Trump Under State Law for Fake AI Endorsement
Donald Trump accepted fake endorsements from AI-generated versions of Taylor Swift and her fans. Under a recently-enacted Tennessee law, the AI-generated images could be illegal.
Features
The Golden Age of Hackers in Vegas Is Over
After ransomware struck the strip, Vegas is more cautious and paranoid about hackers than ever, with businesses and casinos sending a clear message: hackers are not welcome here.
nvidia
Nvidia Sued for Scraping YouTube After 404 Media Investigation
David Millette, a YouTube creator, filed a class action lawsuit against Nvidia citing “unjust enrichment and unfair competition” for how the company built its training data for the “Cosmos” project video model.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Lost in Translation
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss LLMs and languages, and a big data breach.
News
FlightAware Exposed Pilots’ and Users’ Info
The popular flight tracking website informed users that it inadvertently exposed user data, including names, physical addresses, aircraft owned, pilot status, and flights tracked.
News
Hacker Breaks Into GPS Tracker Tool, Looks Up User Locations
A set of credentials related to the GPS tracking company Trackimo let a hacker access an internal troubleshooting tool and retrieve customers’ recent locations.
Podcast
Podcast: The OSINT Hunt for a Sex Trafficking Ringleader
Sam has a new narrative feature all about the hunt for Michael Pratt.
News
Inside the FBI's Dashboard for Wiretapping the World
Never-before-published screenshots of an internal FBI tool show how the agency monitored millions of messages from the secretly backdoored messaging app Anom.
girls do porn
'She Turned Ghost White:' How a Ragtag Group of Friends Tracked Down a Sex Trafficking Ringleader
Michael Pratt hid a massive sex trafficking ring in plain sight on PornHub. On the run from the FBI, an unexpected crew of ex-military, ex-intelligence officers and a lawyer tracked him down using his love of rare sneakers and crypto. For the first time, the group tells their story.
fun
I Gazed Lovingly Into Strangers’ Eyes on ‘Eyechat’
Neal Agarwal's eyes-only video chat sets you up with a stranger's eyes only.
News
Co-Founder of DDoSecrets Was Dark Web Drug Kingpin
Thomas White ran the Silk Road 2.0 drug marketplace and was convicted of child abuse imagery-related crimes. He was also a co-founder of transparency activist organization Distributed Denial of Secrets.
News
Here are the Hacker Tools a DEF CON Hotel is Hunting For
Resorts World is searching rooms daily for hacker tools. 404 Media obtained the list of hunted items.